Gee, and it seemed like such a good idea for those students to pass around Kevin Love’s cell number. And then somebody had to make a death threat, to him and his family.

No, it’s not only McArthur Court and its fans who are written about. But it’s certainly not what Oregon needs. It’s a rep Oregon is like to carry for some time.

This may not go away until there’s a new arena. And how up might the Pit Crew find themselves in there?

THE DUCKS WERE BACK practicing together on Thursday. They were off Tuesday, though players tested out the pool workouts in the Cas Center, one of them told me. It was different, running on a treadmill in water. They lifted weights and shot on their own Wednesday.

The Thursday practice began a couple of hours earlier than normal, because the coaches needed to head out of town recruiting. Here’s a hint: there’s a prep game in the Portland area they felt they needed to attend.

The UO women’s team normally has the court from 1 until 4, with the men after that, but graciously switched.

LONG WEEK WITH NO GAME until Sunday night, when the Ducks travel to Gill Coliseum. Apparently, tickets do remain on sale for the 329th Civil War.

Beavers 0-15 start to the Pac-10 season puts them in danger of being first 0-18 team in the conference. This is the closest any team has gotten since the league expanded to 10 teams and an 18-game scheduled for the 1978-79 season.

OSU is still far from the league record. UCLA lost 30 consecutive league games from 1937-40. In the Pac-10 era, Oregon holds the record of 20 consecutive league defeats, spanning the final nine games of the 1992 season (leading to Don Monson’s firing) and the first 11 league games of 1993 (Jerry Green’s first season).

Bob Clark has covered Oregon basketball over a span of the past six head coaches, from Dick Harter to Dana Altman. He’s watched some of the biggest wins for the Ducks, a couple of trips to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament and yes, also the most-lopsided loss ever recorded in McArthur Court.